Syrian Convicted in Germany for Throwing Children out Window

[arithia]

71. actually

Yes, women are jailed for a number of reasons as rape victims in the US. Some police departments think it's the only way to force women to testify against their abuser- something no woman should be forced to do considering how many women are afraid (and for good reason) they will be killed if they do so.

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/10/why-are-women-thrown-jail-after-theyre-raped-or-assaulted

They are also frequently evicted from apartments for calling the cops on an abusive partner. Many states legally allow this behavior.

Marital rape was legally allowed in the US until recently (talking last few decades vs centuries of US law and policy) and many judges are still dubious of the concept that women can say "no" when married. Many of these same types of judges have been known to shame rape victims on the stand, including minor children.

Fathers DO force daughters to marry whomever they deem fit. Have you heard of the FLDS? The Amish? There has been a case floating through the courts here in PA where an underage girl was given as a "gift" to a man for services rendered on their family farm. The girl was to be used as a wife and was subsequently "married" and sexually assaulted, bearing the man several children before authorities were alerted to the situation. The court is unsure what to do in this situation as this woman is now grown and is convinced she loves her rapist/captor.

I'm pointing out that misogyny isn't limited to Syria. That it is in fact a problem here in the "civilized west". Crimes against women happen here too because we civilized westerners use the same bullsh*t excuses to ignore the victims of domestic violence among us. Demanding that people adapt to another cultures' mores, while ignoring the fact that the same exact sh*t happens in that other culture, reveals cognitive bias.

As for your comment about "I see you're another who wants to pretend", please spare me your assumptive fallacies. You don't know me or what I think beyond what I have said and thus, your statement amounts to projection and personal attack.